'Body Language'

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. 'Captain' comes from: A Latin word meaning 'arm.' A Greek word meaning 'vision.' A Greek word meaning 'shoulder.' A Latin word meaning 'head.'

2. 'Corporation' comes from: A Latin word meaning 'fat.' A Greek word meaning 'stomach.' A Greek word meaning 'fist.' A Latin word meaning 'body.'

3. Callipygian means: Having thick lips. Having shapely buttocks. Having bushy eyebrows. Having broad shoulders.

4. Edentate means: Having a bumpy ridge on the skull. Lacking teeth. Completely smooth of feature. Harder than bone.

5. Ventripotent means: Capable of powerful eructation. Having healthy lungs. Strong of thews. Possessing a protruding abdomen.

6. Echinoproctous means: Possessing a protruding chin. Without strong bones. Lacking a hard exoskeleton. Having a spiny or prickly rump.

7. Chirocracy means: Rule by force. Rule by gut instinct. Rule by brains. Rule by joint commission.

8. Prestidigitation means: A haircut. Chewing fingernails. Sleight of hand. Flattening the belly.

9. 'Avocado', 'orchid' and 'rutabaga' -- among other words -- have something etymologically in common, although all three come from entirely different linguistic genealogies. What is the etymological point of contact among the three words? Testicles. Knees. Brains. Noses.

10. Krukolibidinous means: The act of staring at someone's crotch. The act of licking someone's feet. The sexual desire to be spat upon. The sexual desire to be tortured.